Top Air Force Lawyer Steps Aside; Investigators Examine Alleged Sexual Conduct With Subordinate

From: The Washington Post | Date: September 30, 2004| Author: Thomas E. Ricks | Copyright information

The top lawyer in the Air Force has temporarily given up his job after coming under investigation for allegedly having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a female subordinate and perhaps with other women, Pentagon officials said yesterday.

Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Fiscus, the Air Force's judge advocate general, asked last week to be relieved of his duties while the investigation is pending, according to a memorandum sent Monday to all Air Force lawyers.

"I ask each of you to re...